Im 12 days away from being sober 500 days!!! I am so beyond excited! I dont even think about drinking anymore. Ive always been a dreamer. Like legit dreams. I can remember almost 95% of them. Lately, ive been dreaming about people drinking. In positions i used to put myself in. And im wondering if its because i know i have this big milestone coming up. I decided to get sober while we were trying to get pregnant. And being pregnant definitely helped steer me far away from alcohol. I worried alot about if i was going to be strong enough to keep it up! And here we are! Almost 500 day! My little man turned 6 months old on the 16th! I still cant believe how much my life has changed! My mom would be so proud! (I lost her in 2018 from liver cirrhosis due to alcoholism).
Marissa you are rocking it - great job on your about to be 500 days of sobriety! that is absolutely amazing!
I do believe our heads play games on us when we get close to milestones - i do know i’ve heard this is a real thing for many. I believe you are strong enough and are you making positive changes in your life.
congrats on your 6 month old! He’s only known this sober version of you and what a blessing that is. I am also very sure that your mom is very proud of you! I am sorry for your loss.
Keep doing what you are doing - buckle down on your tools as the milestone gets nearer to give you extra strength.
for me this is it - 8.5 months so far is the longest for my sobriety for alcohol and weed - living each day odaat!
Congratulations! That ia an amazing question. I love it it because it is making me think all the way back to the beginning. Its good to remember where we came from. So many made an impact, i think I could say any milestone was my biggest.
However, to give an answer…I think 5 years made a hige impact as far as milestones. I cant say why, i just know i laid in bed that morning and took a long pause to think about my journey.
Way to get after it! Keep adding up those days, one at a time!
I think my biggest milestone was 6 months. We went to Utah for our son’s wedding, then on to the North Side of the Grand Canyon for a quick vacation. Sat and watched the sunset with my wife and daughter. I said “I’ve been sober 6 months and I get to see this with you”. She said “I believe you now when you say it’s for good.”
Congrats on your almost 500 Marissa and that beautiful little boy who gets a sober mommy.
All the big dates are wonderful milestones for me. I cherish each and every one of them.
But I think my biggest milestone by far is being able to fly sober. I travel a lot. Going to airports was a great big hall pass for me to drink. Not to mention nice airport hotels with great bartenders, and not needing to drive.
And now I’ve even done 2 transatlantic flights and drinking is not an option. I’m so much calmer. Delays and even canceled flights don’t bother me. I just keep thinking the airlines are doing the best they can. I love sober travel.
Congratulations on almost 500 days! It’s called milestone malady and it’s a real thing. So great that you are a sober mom to your 6 month old!
Welcome to the forum 
And a big congratulations on such a huge accomplishment! 500 days is awesome 
It’s so great you get to be a sober mom. My pregnancy was the longest I’ve ever had sober, but I didn’t want to quit at that time in my life and picked it right back up. Right now, 197 days, is the longest I’ve willingly had sober and I’m not looking back this time.
Keep it up! And let us know how you’re doing 
Hi Marissa welcome and you are doing brilliantly.
Regarding me and milestones they have been equally important but the one I felt proudest of had to be my first 30 days, over ten years ago I got clean abroad and when going I went to some meetings and picked up my 30 day key chain though I hadn’t truly earnt it as I had still taken some pharmaceuticals to get through the withdrawals and general life, I did not know back then that recovery for me had to mean abstinence from all mind altering chemicals. Needless to say I went deeply back in to my addictions so when I truly reached thirty days this time rather than get a new key tag I asked to be given the old one that I still had. That was over two years ago now and I still carry it with my keys every day.
Thanks for asking such a great question. 
Mine was able to stay sober for one day and continue my life sober
Congratulations to you as well! Day to day is the best way to go! Thank you for all the kind words 
Wow 5 years is absolutely amazing!!! I cant wait to get there! Each milestone seems to make me more and more proud of the strength it takes to be on this journey! You are definitely and inspiration! Keep going!
That sounds amazing! I had to miss my sisters wedding at the beginning of my sobriety because my family are big drinkers. It took them a long time to understand that i needed to do that for me. And im so glad i did! I ended up with covid and wouldnt have been able to go anyways! It finally made me put my foot down and stop putting people before me.
Thank you! I completely understand with the flying!!! I flew for the first time a few years ago and it was double shots of jameson and blue moon in that airport bar! I ended up passing out on the flight and didnt even get to enjoy it! I even bought a window seat. I am definitely proud of you for being able to hold your own and power through! I cant wait to experience sober travel for myself as well!
Thank you so much! He definitely keeps me strong day to day. I wish i was able to do thatfor my daughter. But she is very proud of me!
You got this girl!!! Congratulations! Keep going! Im right there with you!
Awwww that is such an amazing story! Just being able to re earn that keychain and to now still see it daily is truly inspirational!!! That definitely brought tears to my eyes! Everyday you look at that keychain, i hope it makes you extremely proud of yourself! Congratulations and thank you for that story!
Thats right! Day to day! Its the best way to thrive! Keep it going!
will try ADAAT THANKS
For me, it was 10 months. Before my permanent sobriety, the longest I had gone was 9 months and some days. Getting to 10 months marked the longest I had been sober since I started drinking 35 years before that. After then, each new day, like today, is regarded as a gift!
I have 2 that felt equally big for me… 90 days and 1000 days.
90 days was a really long stretch for me, I wasnt sure I was going to make it. It took all of the tools that I was learning in NA to get there. 1000 days seems like a lifetime to me, and I still cant believe that I have been drug and alcohol free for that many days + now.
Congrats on your cleantime. Looking forward to celebrating your 500 days with you.